Oct 11, 2018

8:12AM

Mumbai Police has said that a case has been registered against veteran actor Nana Patekar and three others for allegedly molesting Bollywood actor Tanushree Dutta on the sets of a movie in 2008.

Ms Dutta visited the Oshiwara Police Station last evening to record her statement in connection with the case. After recording the statement, the police registered the offence against Nana Patekar, choreographer Ganesh Acharya, producer Samee Siddiqui and director of the movie, Rakesh Sarang.

In her complaint filed on Saturday, Dutta had accused Patekar of touching her inappropriately during the shooting of a song sequence on the sets of a Bollywood film.

According to an official, a case has been registered against Patekar and three others under section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman)of IPC. He said no arrest has been made so far and investigations are on in this regard.